Monday, August 22, 2016

THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY!!!! (EDITED)

most people think that Kate and what`s his name`s wedding was the wedding of the century. NO WAY! we had the most awesome day yesterday! jambaloney didn`t go to the ceremony - see my post below of me going it alone. but we were invited to the supper and then the dance afterwards - what an awesome wedding! to our friends and neighbour`s E & D - thank you for such an awesome evening!!!!

i told you the man was going to be gorgeous! how gorgeous? have a look-see:

this is the dress that i wore to the supper.

no one could believe that i wore a different dress to the supper than the one i wore at the wedding. but like, how many times does your best friend and neighbour get married? so i pulled out all of the stops. the supper was excellent even though there wasn't any turnip and carrot...me and my sis C thought about sneaking in some "contraband" - bahahahahah!

then we were out back on the steps...my dearest beautiful wedding friend E is flopped between my knees and i am giving her a massage and it's all just girls and we are just laughing and talking about how drunk we were gonna get at the dance.

so after the supper, we came home and changed again. i even did a little "kymber raver/punk" for the actual dance.

the man went super cool.

kids - we had such a great time and so did everyone there and we all needed it! i think i danced with every single person there - and some people were only there for half an hour! my sis C decorated the downstairs of the hall brilliantly! everyone commented on how beautiful the hall looked.

EDIT: MY SIS C JUST CALLED BECAUSE SHE READ THIS BLOG POST AND WAS HORRIFIED THAT SHE WAS BEING GIVEN CREDIT FOR MAKING THE CUPCAKES!!! SHE DID THE WHOLE DISPLAY STAND FOR THE CUPCAKES AND SHE REALLY DOES MAKE DELICIOUS CUPCAKES BUT SHE DIDN'T MAKE THESE ONES.

but she set them up in such a way that everyone thought it was a display piece and no one wanted to touch one. several people asked jambaloney if the cupcakes were for eating - he was a little afraid, too, because they were arranged so meticulously! so he went to our sis C and asked if people could eat them - bahahahahah! she said "of course!". people were on those cupcakes like you wouldn't believe. then it was hard to talk to people because their mouths were either full of cupcakes or their mouths were glued shut with cupcakes!!!!

then there was just dancing with my besty c and gawd only knows who else. i danced my feet off. jambaloney was outside mingling with everyone. at one point i went out and said "you have to come and dance with me". but when he came in, i was dancing with my besty c and her daughter s. jambaloney joined in and we all told him to get lost - bahahahahah! it was girl-dancing time! bhahahahah!

i can't even begin to relay what an awesome time we had! we stayed until closing time! we saw everyone off! jambaloney helped to put the licquor in the licquor closet and i cleared tables. i don't even want to know what time we got home!?!?!?!? we both took off our jewelry and clothes and climbed into bed. there was much cuddling and mumbling to each other about what a great night it was.

of course we woke up this morning with "that bastard behind the eyes" ( it's a quote from "Rake" - one of our favourite shows. you can get it on netflix. and your welcome!). our heads were pounding. we just wanted to climb under rocks. but look at what today looked like:

the river was calling and we are so glad that it called!

guess how much work we did today? none! we ran out of water down at the river and so had to resort to drinking the juice from our fruit salad - bahahahahah! but then we ran out of that!!! we spent the whole day at the river - we were like teenagers - giggling and laughing and napping and soooooo many delicious dips in the river.we had a blast of a day!

no worries - cats were all fed ahead of time and additional food was left out for them.

we came home when the sun went down and climbed right back into bed. we just got up at midnight - i know, we live a really decadent lifestyle - but really - how many chances in our life are we gonna get to do this again? we think about a thousand more or at least, that's what we are hoping for!

we had such a great day yesterday and today....i just wish you all could have been there with us.

tomorrow - it's back to normal with jobs and crap. but yesterday and today - we partied like it was 1999!!!! sending love to all of you and hoping that none of you have a headache like we do - bahahahahhah!

Sweet Kymber, Sounds like everything went off without a hitch ( a little pun)....... You both looked amazing for the event, and then you changed to comfy relaxation clothing (more my style, relaxed....)

I have been a wedding vender (Photographer) in the area for twenty five years and I have never been treated so well by a wedding venue like I was at this place. I am usually taken care of as a "last on the list" at venues, which I understand where the bride, groom and guest come first but the entire staff from the minute I walked in the door of NYC wedding venues treated me so well.

Those types of weddings are the best. I love going and knowing loads of people and just having a great time. I remember one, years ago, where I only knew a few people but hey had a kayle and got us up and dancing, before we knew it everyone was talking to everyone and it was a great night.

Wow, it sounds like you both had a blast. You can "see" your smiles in the words you type. Congrats to the new bride and groom and congrats to you and Jam for reminding us all that life's too short not to dance!

Kymber, seems to me you people up there lead a very social existence. You and J are always going to get togethers of one kind or other, and they always seem to turn out great. Except I remember one time J got "sucker punched" didn't he? If that memory is correct, it's still a good record because you and he go to lots of social events and only had one bad experience in all that time.

I honestly can't remember the last time I went to a social event. I think it might have been my aunt's funeral in 1991.

Kymber, you are so cute! I think one thing about living close to the land and all the hard work it requires, is that it enables us to truly celebrate and enjoy the special occasions in life. You did an excellent job with that!

I can actually attest to the fact that the food was delicious because, unlike other hosts who I hear never get to eat a bite, there was a staff member by my side every so often kindly reminding me to eat! At wedding venues nyc we received the best possible service here.

The team at this place obviously loves what they do, as they were beaming the whole time, danced with us till the end of the party, and briefly joined the after party after dropping off our belongings at the hotel! We had a blast at NYC wedding venues and all our guests did as well.

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we are jambaloney and kymber. here's a pic of us below...we look very happy and content. it's because we really are!

About jambaloney

(he's only 23 in this pic...he has 20+years of additional muscle now...if you can believe it!)

kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!!most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature -she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!